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So, I made it through vacation with only one pound gained.  I really made an effort to stay active while I was there to balance out the drinking and food.  I was a little bummed about it, but really, it’s okay.

When we first arrived on Thursday night, I was trying to figure out my plan for the weekend.  I knew that I was not going to eat what I didn’t want to and I wasn’t going to indulge in stuff that I didn’t need to eat.  I discovered that Hopi, my sister in law had brought healthy things to snack on over the weekend.  (I knew she was a healthy eater, but I was thrilled that she brought it with her!)  She also told me that she planned on power walking each morning and that I was more than welcome to join her.  I almost jumped up and down!  I had been wondering what I was going to do for exercise, and this was a good solution.

Friday was not hard at all, just drank a bit.  We walked, and later that day I enjoyed the paddle boat.

Saturday, I started the day with a longer power walk and took a few rides on the paddle boat during the day.  I stayed away from all the deserts (yay me!) in the anticipation that we may go to the ice cream shop where Scott and Dave went when they were kids sometime during the weekend.  Barbeques are full of caloric and carb filled foods, so I tried my best to eat like I normally would.  :-)  I ate watermelon when the rice krispy treats came back around and around… I did drink quite a few gin and tonics on Saturday, but I was okay with that!

Sunday, no power walk because Hopi and I got up early to make breakfast, but we made up for it with a long ass paddle boat ride, where we would switch off who paddled to get more resistance.  Later in the afternoon, we played a game of family football, and man, we played rough and we got lots of exercise!  It was great

So all in all, I had a great time.  The tough part was eating in the airport during our layovers.  There weren’t a lot fo great choices, so we ate both our lunches Thursday and Monday at Chili’s Too.  I felt like if I could pinpoint that pound that came on, it would br from there.  I had a ranch chicken sandwich on Thursday and a turkey club on Monday, and I had some fries, too.   It was wonderful to be on vacation with other people who are conscious of what they eat and how active they stay. 

Back to the grind!  Hope you all had a great weekend!